Braineater looks at two more films by Carlos Enrique Taboada: El Vagabundo en la lluvia (The Drifter in the Rain, 1968) and El Libro de piedra (The Book of Stone, 1969).
And, since my first installment came out just before this blog made its debut, here’s more on one of Mexico’s most accomplished horror directors: Hasta el viento tiene miedo (Even the Wind is Afraid, 1968).
#1 by Joshua on September 27, 2007 - 4:05 am
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I always enjoy the Braineater reviews, but I wish there were some way i could actually find and watch some of these movies…
#2 by Braineater on October 3, 2007 - 10:32 am
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Recently I’ve been concentrating on movies that aren’t readily available yet on the English-language DVD market. See, when they DO come out on domestic DVD, I’m hoping to be first in line for cover quotes, liner notes and commentary tracks…
(Oops. Did I just say that out loud?)
All of the Taboada films I’m reviewing are available on DVD, and all of them are currently available (new or used) through Amazon. You may have to look for them by title, since not all of them are listed under the director’s name. Most of them are extremely cheap, although “Más negro que la noche” (which is next on my list) is still very expensive and relatively rare. The only significant drawback to these discs is that they have no English; however, subtitles are available on the Internet for all but “Más negro…”, and even that film is reasonably easy to follow if you know any Spanish at all.
#3 by Blake Matthews on October 6, 2007 - 9:58 am
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Loved the review of the “El Libro de Piedra.” You really sold the film in it. I hope it comes out here one day.
#4 by EveryGenAI on October 21, 2026 - 1:39 pm
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El Libro de piedra being paired here with El Vagabundo en la lluvia is an interesting stretch, since the Gothic statuary dread of the former feels so different from the rain-soaked drift of the latter, yet both show Taboada working the same slow-burn restraint. The note that the first installment predates the blog’s debut is a nice bit of archival housekeeping. I mostly poke around horror write-ups like this between sessions with everygenai.live, which is a different sort of visual experiment entirely.
#5 by AI Nightwing on October 25, 2026 - 2:37 am
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Taboada’s run of 1968–69 is a striking stretch to consider together, especially how El Libro de piedra turns a child’s fixation on a stone book into quiet dread rather than jump scares, and Hasta el viento tiene miedo mines schoolgirl anxiety so effectively. I hadn’t realized the first installment predated the blog’s debut, which makes this return to his filmography feel like overdue housekeeping. When I want a break from slow-burn horror, I’ve been poking around ainightwing.com for quick AI video experiments, though Taboada’s patience is the opposite instinct.
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